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China plans three missions to the Moon after discovering a new lunar mineral that may be a future energy source
The mineral, Changesite-(Y), was found in samples obtained by China's space exploration in 2020 and…
Jyoti Mann
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Chandrayaan-3 most significant milestone for planetary exploration: former ISRO chief
The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's south pole on August 23, 2…
ANI
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The race to the moon is heating up as lunar resources could top $1 quadrillion in value
The head of Russia's space agency said "the race for the development of the natural resources of th…
Filip De Mott
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Moon meteorite in the Western Sahara contains an new mineral that could explain what's happening in the Earth's mantle
A team of European researchers has discovered a new high-pressure mineral named donwilhelmsite in t…
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Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer maps abundance of sodium on moon for the first time
"Built at the U R Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO in Bengaluru, CLASS provides clean signatures…
PTI
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How to make moon milk, a staple beverage in Ayurvedic medicine that may improve your sleep
In search of a new bedtime drink? Try moon milk — a relaxing blend of warm milk and herbs known to …
Brooke Helton
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There's no GPS on the moon. NASA and ESA have to fix that before humans return in 2 years.
Without satellite navigation, rockets can't navigate to the moon without ground control, which is c…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA chief says China could claim the moon as its own territory if it beats the US to the lunar surface
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Politico that Chinese military aggression in the South China Se…
Kate Duffy
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With the metaverse, NFTs and DeFi on the rise, Ethereum miners rake in $2 billion in revenue — a jump of 11% over October
Ethereum mining saw revenue of nearly $2 billion in November. One of the reasons for the boost in E…
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Moon Day celebrates when man first landed on the Moon and how 51 years later everyone wants a piece of it
National Moon Day may only be celebrated in the United States but it marks a moment that is a miles…
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NASA's InSight Mars lander just gave scientists an unprecedented look at the guts of the red planet. Here's how they compare to Earth's.
By analyzing a dozen quakes, NASA's InSight lander has helped scientists estimate the size and make…
Aylin Woodward
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Chandrayaan 2’s data release will include the highest-resolution 3D map of the Moon and information from its 8 high tech instruments
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it will be publicly releasing all …
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How a US government program advocated using nuclear explosions for construction, farming radioactive crops, and blasting holes in the moon
In the 50s and 60s, the US dreamed up ways to bring nuclear tech into everyday life — like bu…
Marianne Guenot
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How a self-made billionaire is trying to access $16 quadrillion worth of minerals on the moon
Self-made billionaire Naveen Jain came to America from India with just $5 in his pocket before buil…
Eames Yates
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China and Russia haven't signed on to NASA's new plan to unify how humanity explores space
To join NASA on the moon and Mars, countries must agree to some rules: be peaceful, mine space reso…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's what Chandrayaan 2 is looking for on the Moon
In a highly challenging space venture, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is soft-landin…
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Chandrayaan 2 is not just looking for water on the moon
Geologists believe that since there are similarities between the Earth and the Moon, the c…
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ISRO to release Chandrayaan-2 data globally from October
The Indian space agency on Tuesday said public release of science data from Chandrayaan-2 for glo…